INTEGRATED TOWNSHIP MUSKAAN RAMPAL

3A
A/3137/2018
Identifying The Users
Target User Group VISION
Middle income and high
Our vision is to design a Township development,
income families from the which provides not only affordability but provide the
AWAY FROM CITY
GREAT SITE
POTENTIAL
BETTER
RECREATIONAL
high density areas inside kind of convenient, healthy and secured lifestyle that
the city
CHAOS AND
CONGESTION
AND OPEN SPACES
is missing in the main walled city of Amritsar. In the
midst, or rather, on the fringes of the unfolding urban
IMPORT AND
EXPORT BUSINESS
BETTER
LIFESTYLE
HIGH REAL ESTATE
RATES IN THE CITY
chaos, our aim is to create an integrated townships
TRADERS Import and export
business traders having which provides the lifestyle that urban dwellers yearn
RETAIL AND their factories set up on for such as quintessential need of modern living,
COMMERCE SOCIAL highway including schools, departmental stores and shopping
CONNECTIONS

COWORKING malls, hospitals and places for leisure and

SPACES URBAN POPULATION
COMMERCE AND
FROM CITY
entertainment, all within a convenient walkable
TRADE CONNECTIVITY TO
distance.
ALL MAJOR CITIES Lower income groups
and economically weaker
EXHIBITION SPACE sections from the rural One of the main objective of integrated township is to
and urban areas.
provide generous open spaces, which one cannot
INDUSTRIES ALONG hope for living in an overpopulated city where hardly
AMRITSAR JALANDHAR
HIGHWAY AND EXTENSION TO any spaces are left undeveloped to enhance the
CITY Working class migrants
COMMUNITY
AMRITSAR TARAN TARAN
HIGHWAY from the neighbouring physical as well as mental health of the users.
COMMUNITY
GATHERING GREAT OPPORTUMITY urban and rural areas
FOR COMMMERCE AND
RETAIL ACTIVITIES We intend to provide a safe and a healthy environment
for all age groups and create spaces which are
VOCATIONAL
TRAINING CENTRES
carriers of tradition and culture so that people
RECREATIONAL/ OPEN
SPACES/PLAY AREA
associate with the spaces more. We intend to create
School going Children
RESIDENCE
EDUCATION an environment where there is a sense of
FACILITIES
GYM/ WORKOUT
WOMEN SELF HELP
GROUPS
belongingness and hence responsibility towards the
SPACES
space, the township, and the environment.
CRECHE/ DAY CARE
ECONOMICALLY CENTRE PRIMARY
WEAKER SECTION
AND LOW INCOME
FAMILIES
SCHOOL
Last but not the least we want to develop a
Retired citizens
sustainable design model whose principles can be
used in future for creating net zero energy waste
water development.
GOAL PEDESTRIAN FOCUSED STREETS

MAIN CONCEPT
Walking is the oldest, most democratic way to get around. But as
urban areas have become more sprawled, walking has slowly
been suffocated by other modes of transport that are less
healthy for both people and cities. Wide, congested roads have
taken precedence over pedestrian sidewalks, crossings and
CONNECTED GREEN CANOPIES MULTI USED
public spaces. Too often, the pedestrian areas that do exist PATHS
are poorly constructed and maintained.

The aim is to re-imagine the streetscape as a pedestrian-

focused space, and explore the possibilities for alternative
street development by giving the car less significance within the ART / MUSIC
INSTALLATIONS
street hierarchy. Vibrant, inviting sidewalks will facilitate social
OPEN SEATING
interaction, further encouraging the use of them as public
spaces.
Re-Capture Streets as Social
Domains

Attracts more people to more

sustainable forms of transport
VENDORS, AND STREET
TEMPERORY STALLS PERFORMANCES

Create more attractive streets STRATEGIES

PEDESTRIAN- Installing features on streets that pedestrians can engage with and
enjoy gives a reason for people to visit and stay in spaces. This can
FOCUSED STREETS Safer streets: Lower speeds,
less accidents and fewer
include, attractive and varied shopping and leisure opportunities
injuries as well as community features; interactive street art and activities;
temporary road closures and people focused activities.
Seating or rest areas (both formal – benches and informal –
Health benefits
planters & walls) that are well designed (that encourages FOR RESIDENTS

interaction with people or their surroundings), and well positioned CHILD FRIENDLY STREETS FOR USERS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Economic Benefits: Re- (in places that people actually want to sit out of necessity and FOR THE COMMERCIAL USERS AND USERS OUTSIDE THE TOWNSHIP
vitalization of public realm can
attract Investment desire) that will add to the enjoyability.
GOAL PEDESTRIAN FOCUSED STREETS
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY Edge plantation: Large A range of outdoor activities such as temporary
trees at the boundaries exhibitions, weekly markets, street performances etc. can
Bicycle Paths: Permeable paved and along the Revenue
paths to encourage lesser use of take place in order to supplement and support the
Rasta, that act as noise functions of the commercial complex. This will not only
motorised vehicles for a and visual barrier and
sustainable future. lead to economic enhancement for the commercial users
beautify the path but also greater involvement of residents of township in
the sector.

STREET SECTION THROUGH STREET SECTION THROUGH

RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
Sidewalks act as places of
encounter and can facilitate
political mobilization,
stimulate actions and help
prevent crime.
COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
Narrow streets are proposed to Well lit Pedestrian Plantation along both the Recessed facades of
Creating Bioswale
lower the speed of vehicles to streets: Street lights to edges of the street for the commercial
channels to concentrate
make residential spaces more make the spine safe to providing shade and thermal complex to activate
and convey stormwater
safe and also to reduce the access at all times of comfort to pedestrians as the ground floor as a
runoff while removing
excess surface runoffs day well as cyclists public plaza
debris and pollution.
GOAL CONNECTION THROUGH SKYWALKS AND TERRACES

MAIN CONCEPT
Densely populated areas are often highly congested
because of people who commute from one mode of Required built mass
transport to another, buses, taxis, and private vehicles.
Congestion gets worse with roadside parking, hawking
and violations. Porous and Permeable Massing
with activated Ground floor
STRATEGY
To avoid all these and encourage pedestrian
communication, all typologies can be connected to each
other through a series of skywalks. These skywalks will Connecting different
open into double heighted spaces in each typology typologies through skywalks
creating public spaces within the building and help in
interaction amongst various users
Better traffic management: Skywalks will
allow vehicles greater mobility. Skywalk
development will lead to decrease of traffic
congestion, reduction in vehicular air
pollution and separation of people
from vehicular noise.
Safety: Without the interference of traffic
and weather, pedestrians can walk safely
while being protected from extremities of
weather.
Aesthetics: Skywalks have the potential to
transform cityscape through visually
pleasing structures. The value of skywalks
can be in the form of comfort, landscape,
and urban ambiance.
Public Interaction : Just like the pedestrian
walkways, numerous activities can be carried
out on the skywalk which help in CIRCULATION AND VIEWS GREENERY PERFORMANCE AREA
communication amongst various users.
GOAL URBAN FARMING
MAIN CONCEPT STRATEGY The central spine can be converted To introduce the roots and the culture of the
into farmland for promoting state, community gardens can be developed in
With the cities expanding and agriculture demolishing there is a need to interaction between the residents the school and farming techniques can be
and the farmers to create a sense of taught as a part of their curriculum.
cultivating a new relationship between farmland and urban development
that supports a sustainable regional food network and community. community
The main principles behind urban farming is providing local residents
with fresh food, creating community around growing food, reducing
concrete heat in urban areas and encouraging people to reconnect with
the earth. Green space infront
of the northern
housing can be
used so as to fulfil
CURRENT SCENARIO PROPOSAL the needs of the
people living in
these.
DEVELOPEMENT DEVELOPEMENT

INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE

INFRA-STRUCTURE
INFRA-STRUCTURE

The main goal is to celebrate agriculture as a key component of

urban growth and not something independent of development and
infrastructure.
We intend to create these urban farms as a space where social and
ecological interaction can take place amongst various users .
The green space in front of the commercial complex can be used for creating farmlands to increase the
participation of the formal sector into agriculture. This will help both the farmers and sellers because of increased
employment opportunities
GOAL LANDSCAPING AND GREENS

MAIN CONCEPT
Green space interventions help in improving the environmental conditions, protect
and improve biodiversity, promote outdoor activities and active lifestyles, increase
social interaction and exchange, and provide healthy urban conditions for good
physical and mental well-being. Urban green spaces need to be universally
accessible, providing benefits for all members of the community.

A public plaza to be created in front of Weekly markets, selling produce from

the commercial complex to increase the urban farms , local arts and crafts,
the participation of residents of the etc. which will help both the resident
township and increase public footfall. and sellers
PROVIDE THERMAL IMPROVED AIR ACT AS SOUND ACT AS SOUND
COMFORT QUALITY BARRIERS BARRIERS
The objective is to create green and open spaces that are at the center of
neighborhood and not more than five minutes walk for most residents, public
buildings or shops.
Since open spaces tend to get abandoned during nights and non functional hours,
we aim to provide dynamic functions to these spaces which will help in greater safety
and involvement of residents as well as non residents of the township. Street performances, concerts, open
Community gatherings, festival
STRATEGY celebrations, etc. cinema, temporary exhibitions, etc.

Large trees to be planted along the The green belts to be located along
Incorporating biophilic design into the
west and South boundary of the site to all the roads, especially the revenue
office via the means of green terraces
Having green walls and climate create a protection layer from the harsh roads so as to create a buffer space
and balconies to encourage the
responsive green facades to summer winds. and reduce the noise pollution being
connection between humans and
remediate the air pollution. Grand green entries to be provided caused due to heavy traffic flow for
nature, as well as promote staff
which will be contrasting to the image people travelling to and from
wellness and productivity.
of congested cities and heavy traffic Bashambarpura.
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